The National tribune., 1887-02-24
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one Of the three men of the 9Th Wis. who
picked up the flag Of the 9Th n. G.. at Will
| liamsburg They fo0lishly handed it to red
headed Sergeant, who refused to give it up to
them afterward, claiming that he had captured
! il himself
b. f. Congdon, Co. G.. 9Th Wis, Bigelow,
| Mimi, correcting Comrade Ogden, says the
battle Of williamsburg was fought May 5, and
| that Gems Hooker. kearny and Couch were
I all actively engaged. The 9Th Wis, OF Han
| cocks Brigade, was on the skirmish-line, and
! lost II killed and 60 wounded. Gen. Mcclellan
personally thanked them for their galiantry.
w. III. Glass, 49th Pa, Ailansville, Pa, writ
ing of the battle of williamsburg quotes
| "Harper's History of the Rebellion to show
that Hancock's Brigade took a brilliant and
conspicuous part in that engagement. The
brigade was not supported by any other troops
during the fight, as the battle was over before
the reinforcements which had been sent ar
rived.
NIX. Jones. Co. A, 9Th Wis, Durand. Wis,
| writes in facetious vein. He says he felt like
| kicking over the dashboard when the COM
rade said that Gen. Hancock was not at Will
| Iiamsburg. The privates did the shooting, and
| Hancock did the swearing He does not know
which killed the most rebels, but when the
/ latter got close enough to hear Hancock swear
they turned tail aud ran. He says he noticed
that as a rule the officers who swore the loudest
got promoted the highest. He did not know
but the same rule might work with the pri-
Yates, so he tried it and got put ON extra duty
for il.
The Morgan Raid.
WR. Sanford, Captain, Co X, 18th Ill. Cav,
St Peters, Mo-. says that he participated in the
pursuit of John Morgan from Glasgow, KY,
| until his capture on July 26, 1868. He was
much interested in Gen. Kautz's account of the
! raid, but he does not understand how Morgan
could have seen either Gen. Judah's command
or the gunboats on the morning of July 10. as
| 1.-THE fog was so thick tkat you could have cut
it with knife" lie says that if Sanders was
blazing away with his battery he did not hear
him. and he cannot understand what he could
have been shooting ut in the dense fog
John w. Manning, Salineville, o., read with
much interest Gen. kautz's account OF John
Morgan's raid, but thinks he is in error in some
particulars lie says Morgan was captured by
Gen. Shackelford some nine miles from Saline
ville Columbiana Co, o.
Ira $. Owens Xenia, o., sends a copy of an
article published in 1863, which gives an ac-
count of the arrival of the captured officers of
John Morgan's command at Cincinnati, on their
way to the penitentiary at Columbus.
III. ii. Collins, Lieutenant, 9th Mich. Cav,
Capac, Mich, says Gen. Kautz erred in saying
that Gen. John Morgan surrendered to Gen.
Shackelford. He says the great raider was
taken by Gen. Hartsuf, to whom he surrender
ed his sword near Salineyille, Columbiana
Co., o.
Cumberland Gap.
Alfred Nixon, Co. b, 10th Icwa, Iatan, Mo-,
read with much interest and pleasure the arti-
cles on the Cumberland Gap campaign by Com
rade John w. Fry, 42d Ohio. He says that
history has never done justice to Gen. Morgan
and his men in that campaign. He thinks the
successful retreat from Cumberland Gap 10 the
Ohio River in the face of overwhelming odds
was one of the finest pieces of generalship dis
played during the war.
n. S. Payne, Captain, Co. A, 14th Ky, Peters
willie, KY, was greatly interested in Comrade
Fry's articles on the Cumberland Gap campaign.
He corrects him, however, by saying that Col.
John Cochran commanded the 18th KY, and
that the place he calls Manchester, KY, should
be Winchester, Clark County.
HawkIns's Zouares.
c. f. Blackwell, Co. F. 9th n. j., Brooklyn,
MY, says that Gen, Hawkins in his article on
the New York Zouaves ut Roanoke Island, is
very careful not to mention the fact that he
brought his regiment into the rear Of the 9th
n. j., and, installing the latter for rebels,
opened fire upon them with disastrous results.
He says that three men in his company were
wounded by the fire Of Hawkinss regiment
one of whom died.
L. C. Rice. Co b, 2lst Mass, Westboro, Mass,
while admitting that the 9TH n. Y. (Hawkinss
Zouaves) was rs good a regiment as the 2lst
Mass, insists that the Zouaves did not take the
fort at Roanoke Island. When the Zouaves
made the charge the works were already in
the possession of the 2lst Mass. He says that
the wave Of red caps and bright uniforms
sweeping onward was magnificent sight, but
he wondered what they were charging for. as
} the fort had already been taken.
Antietam.
. Corydon Bassett, Co. ID, 23d Ohio, La Grange,
o., referring to the carrying of the Burnside
Bridge" at Antietam, says it was done by
Crooks Brigade, of COX's kanawha Division,
while Rodman's Division tried to force pas
sage of the stream at a ford some distance
below. He says Crooks Brigade lost more than
500 men in the assault on the bridge. Col A.
III. COlman, Of the 18th, was mOrtally wounded
w. S. Sylvester, Co. III, LIST battalion, 18th u.
,, s., Trinidad, Colo, replying TO COmrade Me-
Laughlin, 9Th Me, in regard to the mystery
at Antietam, spoken of in the December Cen
tury, says that the 18th U. S. Inf, of Sykes's
Division. crossed the creek and had a hard
fight with the enemy at that point, capturing
two guns.
n. c. Eastman, Corporal, Co II. 9th N. H.,
: Trempeleau, Wis, thinks that neither the 36th
: Ohio nor the 5lst Pa. took the Burnside Bridge
at Antietam. He says four regiments of the
Ninth Corps. viz, the 9th n. H., I'd Md, 9th
~ H.. and 45th Pa. were detailed to support
the charging column. The charge was made
; in the face of most murderous fire and the
slaughter was frlghtiul. The I'd Md. lost hall
, its men, but stood firm as a rock. 1t fought
: with the I'd Md. rebel regiment Both were
: raised in Baltimore, and many acquaintance
: recognized one another. All the horses were
killed or disabled except those belonging To
the battery at this point, and the guns were
saved by the 9th n. III.
Random Shots.
: r. b. Fulton, Co. B, LIST Iowa Cav, thinks the
, members of his regiment are not much on the
! talk" or they would have had something ia
, say in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE about their
exploits in the war. lie hopes they will report
, for duty and let themselves be heard.
, L. NJ. WinsOw, Sioux Falls OAK, says he
, has never seen one word in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE from his comrades of the 105th ILL.,
4 and he feels very lonesome. If mono of them
! have a desire to write for the paper he wishes
/ they would write to him, and he will answer
, all letters.
, John Greenbush, Co. II, oath N. Y, and Co
b. 10Th N Y. Cav, would be glad to see some
. thing concerning the regiments in which he
served. He says they had 'their full share Of
active service and of hardships in camp, field
aud prison.
: Thomas NJ. Pethick, Co. A, 42d ILL.,, Silver
. Creek, Neb, refers to the operations ofs his
regiment under Col Roberts at Island No. 10
: aud expresses the wish that some conrad,
\ would write detailed account of the same.
/ Dixon Nj. Hays, Co +, 18th Ohio, Ewing
( Ind, says he reads with interest everything
9 appertaining to the Fourth Corps, but he Ia:
: been disappointed TO find nothing from tn,
!, | ,rades of his old rabiuent He Sunnosas II